Mortals And The Greek Gods In The Aeneid

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The relationship between mortals and the divine Greek gods have always been incredibly complicated. At points in time they can be supportive and constructive, but in even more common situations, the gods use their powers to create destructive events on earth. The gods control everything from nature to destiny and they demand reverence and respect. Unfortunately, for the mortals on earth, they must give them as they wish. No matter the stature, intentions, or will of the mortals, the mythological gods have the final decision in everything.
In The Aeneid, by the great Roman poet Vergilius Maro, the gods play a very key role with decisive actions. Aeneas, the main protagonist, had a lot of attention from the divine, especially since his mother is the Olympian god Venus. The god Juno played one the earlier
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After the Trojans were in Carthage, Venus inspired another divine intervention that caused Dido, Queen of Carthage, to fall in love with her son, Aeneas, with intentions to bring peace. On the other hand, Juno saw this as an opportunity for the consummation of Dido’s love in hopes that it would make Aeneas stay in Carthage for good, in turn stopping him from completing his quest of finding Italy, founding Rome, and destroying Carthage. The Greek divine have their own individual goals that they try to achieve through intricate manipulation, whether it conflicts with another god’s plan or not.
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, composed of poems by anonymous authors, have a complex relationship when it comes to divine intervention between gods and mortals. It entails different types of actions by the gods. These same actions prove no more sensible or divine than the mortals they rule over. Initially, when Gilgamesh was disliked by his subjects by his tyrannical ruling and exploitation, the gods created a counterpart to distract him rather than punishing him, proving that they have their own agenda in